Managing Our Natural Resources
Edition: 4 edition
Publisher: Cengage Delmar Learning
Published: December 6, 2000
Place of publication: Albany, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780766815544
Subjects: Management of land & natural resources; Waste management; Vocational guidance; Management; Environmental Studies; Science; United States; Science/Mathematics; Natural Resources; Agriculture - General; Environmental Science; Technology / Agriculture & Animal Husbandry; Juvenile literature; Life Sciences - Horticulture
First sentence: Endless, boundless, inexhaustible gifts-we once looked upon the world's natural resources that way.
Table of contents: title: Section 1 : Introduction.; title: Our natural resources; title: A history of conservation in the United States; title: Concepts in natural resources management; title: Case study : Eyes in the night : The debate over wolf reintroduction in North America; title: Section 2 : Soil and land resources.; title: Soil characteristics; title: Soil erosion; title: Controlling erosion on the farm; title: Nonfarm erosion control; title: Rangeland management; title: Landfills and solid waste management; title: Wetland preservation and management; title: Land-use planning; title: Careers in soil management; title: Case study : Let's go to the beach; title: Section 3 : Water resources.; title: Water supply and water users; title: Water pollution; title: Water purification and waste water treatment; title: Water-use planning; title: Careers in water management; title: Case study : It's in the water; title: Section 4 : Forest resources.; title: Our forests and their products; title: Woodland management; title: Forest enemies and their control; title: Fire!; title: Careers in forestry; title: Case study : Taxol : the miracle cure?; title: Section 5 : Fish and wildlife resources.; title: Fish and wildlife in America; title: Game management; title: Marine fisheries management; title: Freshwater fishery management; title: Careers in fish and wildlife management; title: Case study : The whaling controversy; title: Section 6 : Outdoor recreation resources.; title: Recreation on public lands; title: Outdoor safety; title: Careers in outdoor recreation; title: Case study : Of forests and foes; title: Section 7 : Energy, mineral, and metal resources.; title: Fossil fuel management; title: Alternative energy sources management; title: Metals and minerals; title: Careers in energy, mineral, and metal resources; title: Case study : To regulate or not to regulate; that is the question; title: Section 8 : Advanced concepts.; title: Advanced concepts in natural resources management; title: Case study : My exotic gypsy moths; title: Appendixes.; title: Natural resources-related Internet websites; title: Safety certification programs; title: Personal and occupational safety in the school and workplace : conducting a safety evaluation; title: Supervised agricultural experiences; title: Glossary